"stabber" meaning in English

See stabber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: stabbers [plural]
Etymology: From stab + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stab|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From stab + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stabber (plural stabbers)
  1. One who, or that which, stabs.
    Sense id: en-stabber-en-noun-~s9GN2hg Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 66 34
  2. (nautical) A small marlinespike.
    Sense id: en-stabber-en-noun-RWyACWDz Categories (other): Nautical, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 74 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backstabber, shit-stabber, stump stabber

Inflected forms

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